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we had democrat president of the united states. we had a republican congress. i believe that that government shutdown actually gave us the impetus as we went toward to push toward some real serious compromise. >> do you think that's a good idea? >> yes, i do. i think it's about time. oh, yeah, it's about time. no time like the present to completely destroy the economy. but this fever is spreading. paul ryan caught the book. senator ted cruz has it. holding the economy hostage to demand bungt cuts? a shutdown would mean americans would lose jobs, lose social security checks, veterans would lose benefits, medicare patients would be left waiting. joining me now is nia malika henderson and michelle cotter. thank you both for being here tonight. >> republicans are threatening to destroy the economy. is there anyway out of this? >> mitch mcconnell doesn't seem to be completely on board. >> but he wouldn't say no, either. >> you're right. he wouldn't rule it out completely or rule for his other people and say this is a real, real viable option. you know, i think what
we had democrat president of the united states. we had a republican congress. i believe that that government shutdown actually gave us the impetus as we went toward to push toward some real serious compromise. >> do you think that's a good idea? >> yes, i do. i think it's about time. oh, yeah, it's about time. no time like the present to completely destroy the economy. but this fever is spreading. paul ryan caught the book. senator ted cruz has it. holding the economy hostage to...
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obama is saying, i did not become president of united states to preside over the liquidation over the welfaretat. we saw it in his actions. biggest expansion entitlements and biggest spending bill in american history with the stimulus. now what we saw with the fiscal cliff negotiations and now we have -- it just isn't these -- but words to the speaker, we're not interested in spending cuts. spending is not the problem. >> bret: ed henry is reporting that treasury-secretary nominee he has history of the clinton white house, a guy that has talked about entitlement reform and seriousness of all of this. how does that fit in the future of what we are hearing here that this white house is not really ready to do any serious cutting currently? >> i don't think it's not true they are not ready to do serious cutting. they were talking about repositioning the cpi so that you would have a decrease in the rate of increase of spending on entitlement programs. in addition to which they were fully willing to look at things like eligibility and people are most concerned about medicare and that would
obama is saying, i did not become president of united states to preside over the liquidation over the welfaretat. we saw it in his actions. biggest expansion entitlements and biggest spending bill in american history with the stimulus. now what we saw with the fiscal cliff negotiations and now we have -- it just isn't these -- but words to the speaker, we're not interested in spending cuts. spending is not the problem. >> bret: ed henry is reporting that treasury-secretary nominee he has...
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yes, we need a nationalist party in the united states of america. so what do we do about it is the question. you have the rude meants of a new party in this country called the tea party. they need to restructure their party. they need a charismatic leader, which they don't have. >> and as for the gop's de facto charismatic leader, this is what john boehner told the "wall street journal" about being speaker of the house. "i need this job like a need a hole in the head." oh, maggie. oh -- >> leading the troops. >> yes, really. totally. sfwroo follow him underneath the banner of merlot and cigarettes. let me ask, michael savage, a nationalist party, the terrifying -- i mean, the history of nationalist parties aside, could that actually be a good idea for the gop? get rid of the tea party, let them do their own thing, and let the rest of the people who have fully functioning brains go ahead and craft legislation? >> what savage sort of said but didn't quite say -- he said it as if the tea party actually has an infrastructure, it really doesn't. it's a b
yes, we need a nationalist party in the united states of america. so what do we do about it is the question. you have the rude meants of a new party in this country called the tea party. they need to restructure their party. they need a charismatic leader, which they don't have. >> and as for the gop's de facto charismatic leader, this is what john boehner told the "wall street journal" about being speaker of the house. "i need this job like a need a hole in the head."...
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$3.f billion to fannie mae, buy back about $6.7 billion in loans that it and its countrywide banking unit sold to fannie mae over an eight year period. which does include, by the way, chris, about 30,000 loans. we're talking about quite a lot of loans here. >> to put you on the spot, do you ever think about retiring? i know it's 40 years away. retiring somewhere other than the u.s.? maybe going back to your native country? >> yes. >> you do? >> i think about going back to australia all the time. don't get me wrong. i love america. i've chosen to live here. it's a great place. but i do think about retiring to australia all the time, chris. >> but it didn't make the list. i want to show you my list today for people who are thinking about retiring abroad, mandy. internationalliving.com looked at factors from the cost of living to friendliness. here are the top five countries for retiring in 2013. costa rica is number five. mexico, number four. the number three slot, malaysia. >> malaysia? >> yeah. number two, panama. you want to guess the number one? i never in a million years would have gue
$3.f billion to fannie mae, buy back about $6.7 billion in loans that it and its countrywide banking unit sold to fannie mae over an eight year period. which does include, by the way, chris, about 30,000 loans. we're talking about quite a lot of loans here. >> to put you on the spot, do you ever think about retiring? i know it's 40 years away. retiring somewhere other than the u.s.? maybe going back to your native country? >> yes. >> you do? >> i think about going back...
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to 50 years of serving the american people began in 1964 when i served as a first lieutenant in the united states army and then in both the legislative and executive branch positions in washington. the time has come for me to return to my wife sylvia, our three sons, their families, our six grandchildren, and my walnut farm. dealing with a different set of nuts. [ laughter ] i want to deeply thank my family for giving me the fullest measure of love and support during my many absences from home throughout my long career in public service, but i will leave washington with a very deep sense of pride in what we have accomplished during these last four years being on the president's national security team. as both director of the cia and as secretary of defense, i have always believed that our fundamental mission is to keep america safe, keep america secure and because of the outstanding dedication of our intelligence and military professionals, america is safer and more secure than it was four years ago, and we have reached a turning point after more than a decade of war, and on that as we've
to 50 years of serving the american people began in 1964 when i served as a first lieutenant in the united states army and then in both the legislative and executive branch positions in washington. the time has come for me to return to my wife sylvia, our three sons, their families, our six grandchildren, and my walnut farm. dealing with a different set of nuts. [ laughter ] i want to deeply thank my family for giving me the fullest measure of love and support during my many absences from home...
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for example, the security council of the united nations and i'm one who believe the united nations may be more important and relevant today than it's ever been. it's flawed and has problems, of course, and we're constantly in a state of trying to reform it and make it better. think for a moment if we did not, if the world did not have the united nations. the united nation does good in ways so many citizens of the world have no idea, but you need a form, a structure, a system. if you don't have something there, then just like nature, societies are vacuums and something will fill the vacuum. now you can't throw in to a vacuum just any structure, but i think if you enrich these and strengthen these and empower these institutions that we have, in some cases we may need more. there will have to be some restructuring, where they are are more relevant to 21st century issues. i'll give you an example. the security council of the united nations, they work obviously on consensus like nato works on consensus. nato has 26, 27 members, it is a totally different nato. those are areas where i'm not s
for example, the security council of the united nations and i'm one who believe the united nations may be more important and relevant today than it's ever been. it's flawed and has problems, of course, and we're constantly in a state of trying to reform it and make it better. think for a moment if we did not, if the world did not have the united nations. the united nation does good in ways so many citizens of the world have no idea, but you need a form, a structure, a system. if you don't have...
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that compares to 6.8 units for developed countries. chronic ailness a prevalent and rapidly increasing. 75% of our health care dollars today is spent on chronic conditions of which many are preventable. the costs of care varies humanly and rationally from hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor. worst of all, waste and fraud and duplication of medical services cost the nation $750 billion a year. you also wonder about the impact of the 2010 affordable care act, also known as health care reform. many major provisions are scheduled to take effect in 20 # -- 2014, just a little more than a year from now. the act demonstrates the project's design to improve the delivery system and opens access to coverage and projected to cover millions more individuals. .. >> what i want to talk about today is the way to simplify health care as to putting it firmly and finally to a sustainable level. if you look at health care from the point of view of the average person, the system is unbelievably complex and fragmented. health care decisions often mov
that compares to 6.8 units for developed countries. chronic ailness a prevalent and rapidly increasing. 75% of our health care dollars today is spent on chronic conditions of which many are preventable. the costs of care varies humanly and rationally from hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor. worst of all, waste and fraud and duplication of medical services cost the nation $750 billion a year. you also wonder about the impact of the 2010 affordable care act, also known as health care...
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what does that say about this president of the united states? >> number one, he wants to prove, i won the election. thank you very much. i should get my team. look at his resume, military service. it's hard to argue he's not qualified to be defense secretary. some people will raise questions about management experience. is he ready to do that? but the president number one, i'm willing to spend some political capital. we thought it might come over susan rice. it's now going to come over chuck hagel. he carried over george w. bush's defense secretary, bob gates, put his former rival at the state department. here is a guy who doesn't face re-election. he wants his team, people he's comfortable with. he wants people he's like-minded with and decided i'm going to have my guys in the second term. if i have to get a little bruised up to get them, i'll do it. >> their bond kind of goes back to iraq, being two senators who ended up opposing the war. and i think they became close. >> they traveled to iraq. >> don't forget they -- they traveled to the midd
what does that say about this president of the united states? >> number one, he wants to prove, i won the election. thank you very much. i should get my team. look at his resume, military service. it's hard to argue he's not qualified to be defense secretary. some people will raise questions about management experience. is he ready to do that? but the president number one, i'm willing to spend some political capital. we thought it might come over susan rice. it's now going to come over...
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represent the united states abroad. of course, participate as the -- with the national security council with the president and he's the number two person in the national command authority. i think stan mcchrystal is right. it takes trust. the president has to have that trust. i think chuck hagel has earned that trust and respect from the personal relationships with the president through their time in the united states senate and through previous times when senator hagel two-term senator has put a lot of effort in to the defense department. traveled abroad. he's seen u.s. forces. he knows the missions. i think he's a very, very smart pick. i think a great secretary of defense. >> it is interesting because he's a war hero. he won two purple l hearts. he saved the life of his brother serving beside him in vietnam and some republicans suggest he's too soft. >> i think that when you go there through an experience like vietnam and paid the price and two purple l hearts means you were hit on two separate occasions and gives yo
represent the united states abroad. of course, participate as the -- with the national security council with the president and he's the number two person in the national command authority. i think stan mcchrystal is right. it takes trust. the president has to have that trust. i think chuck hagel has earned that trust and respect from the personal relationships with the president through their time in the united states senate and through previous times when senator hagel two-term senator has put...
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focusing on israel is focusing on the security of the united states of america. yeah, these are things that concern me. i know the president, known him since before he was president and made extraordinary decisions when it comes to foreign policy. i watched a campaign where he didn't get enough credit for keeping america safe. for building america's military capacity, and dealing with issues ranging from terrorism from cyber terrorism to the kind of terrorist attacks we've seen on our homeland. so the president of the united states, we should give him a lot of deference for decision making, and the good news is, these issues have been highlighted and he tried to address them, and i think in the coming days, he will even more so. >> it will be interesting to watch his confirmation hearing. >> should rg3 have been in the game? >> you know what? i've played the game and very difficult to take a guy out. >> who is limping with a brace on his leg. come on. >> i have seen the same thing in stamford, a friend of mine with a brace on his leg play injured. but you i have
focusing on israel is focusing on the security of the united states of america. yeah, these are things that concern me. i know the president, known him since before he was president and made extraordinary decisions when it comes to foreign policy. i watched a campaign where he didn't get enough credit for keeping america safe. for building america's military capacity, and dealing with issues ranging from terrorism from cyber terrorism to the kind of terrorist attacks we've seen on our homeland....
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our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> he's the highest profile leader to emerge from the arab spring revolutions and mohamed morsi's tenure as president of egypt has been marked by controversy. i sat down with him yesterday at the presidential palace in cairo for an exclusive one-hour interview. during which morsi revealed plans to visit the united states soon. when will you come to the united states? when will you meet with president obama? what do you think of president obama? >> translator: god willing, i will plan for this trip. there is no set date yet but it will most likely be before the end of the first quarter of this year. president obama is an elected president by the american people. and he grants the will of the american people by working for the interests of the american people and this is the american people's right in their president. i respect him and i value him. he played an effective and important role in the cease-fire in regard s to gaza. he coope
our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> he's the highest profile leader to emerge from the arab spring revolutions and mohamed morsi's tenure as president of egypt has been marked by controversy. i sat down with him yesterday at the presidential palace in cairo for an exclusive one-hour interview. during which morsi revealed plans to visit the united states soon. when will you come to the united states? when...
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tight, cohesive and move as one unit. >> stephanie: i agree. i was reading an analysis of what's happening right now in congress. we really do have this odd situation where these tea party -- they don't really represent anybody. they don't have enough power to do anything against the president and the senate and they're just -- i mean seriously, just useless. >> now that the koch brothers and -- they have stopped lavishing money on them. >> they realized it was a poor investment. >> stephanie: they're so out of step with what most americans want -- >> but there are still just enough of them to hold sway over the republican party and cause disarray. >> stephanie: to make john boehner have to go in his office on a daily basis and do his cartoon drinking. >> we're out of bourbon again! i'll have to go back to the tavern. >> stephanie: lisa in wisconsin. you're on "the stephanie miller show." welcome, lisa. >> caller: hi, there. mcconnell doesn't understand that he and his buddies brought a wrecked total damaged car into the garage and obama. 's ju
tight, cohesive and move as one unit. >> stephanie: i agree. i was reading an analysis of what's happening right now in congress. we really do have this odd situation where these tea party -- they don't really represent anybody. they don't have enough power to do anything against the president and the senate and they're just -- i mean seriously, just useless. >> now that the koch brothers and -- they have stopped lavishing money on them. >> they realized it was a poor...
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they run the united states senate, andrea mitchell. they refuse to put out a budget. and when the president, as john heilemann said, the leader of their own party, puts a budget out, he gets zero votes year after year after year. who are these senate democrats, and why does the mainstream media continue to give them a free ride? >> it's a very good question because they could just continue to point to john boehner and blame everything on the house. but they have taken no responsibility for any kind of fiscal solutions here. >> yeah. >> when are they going to do that, mika? >> when the president passed on taxes the last time, you all hammered him. he had to do what he had to do here. and these republicans need to look at why they got nothing. >> wait. wait, mika, wait. are you so partisan that you can't admit the obvious, that republicans passed a tax increase? >> you interrupted me on the point i was making, you went off completely in a different direction and brought up a very good point. but back to today, if you look at what happened and you look at where we're goi
they run the united states senate, andrea mitchell. they refuse to put out a budget. and when the president, as john heilemann said, the leader of their own party, puts a budget out, he gets zero votes year after year after year. who are these senate democrats, and why does the mainstream media continue to give them a free ride? >> it's a very good question because they could just continue to point to john boehner and blame everything on the house. but they have taken no responsibility...